Enjoy this Essex Farm Note from Kristin Kimball at Essex Farm, in Essex, NY! After bragging to Mark about how dang successful I’ve been at avoiding illness this year, I’m down with fever and sniffles today, so a quick note before I crawl back to bed. Last Sunday, Mark and I rode … [Read more...] about Essex Farm: Using Beer
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Full and By Farm: Fresh Dried Beans
With the help of Joanna, Kathy and Anne we made big progress on our bean threshing and winnowing this past week. We now have red, black and Italian white beans available for veggie members. The beans are sorted, but you may want to give them one more quick look before throwing … [Read more...] about Full and By Farm: Fresh Dried Beans
Full and By Farm: Days Lengthen…Just a Bit
The past week has brought a subtle change—steadily earlier mornings and later evenings. The dark days on either side of the solstice have a defeating feel. By the time morning chores are finished in the early dawn light and breakfast is enjoyed and cleaned up, it is nearly … [Read more...] about Full and By Farm: Days Lengthen…Just a Bit
Essex Farm: Dare to Dream
Enjoy this Essex Farm Note from Kristin Kimball at Essex Farm, in Essex, NY! It’s planning season, always an optimistic time. It’s good to dream of what could be while the days are short and our spirits are fresh. It makes for some BIG dreams, and they might lose some of their … [Read more...] about Essex Farm: Dare to Dream
Essex Farm: Real Cold
Enjoy this Essex Farm Note from Kristin Kimball at Essex Farm, in Essex, NY! Real cold this week for the first time in two years. The thermometer at the house read negative 8 just before dawn yesterday morning. I kept the woodstove jacked all day on dry split wood. I don’t know … [Read more...] about Essex Farm: Real Cold